Last night, J. Cole held a listening party in New York City for his new album, Born Sinner. During the event, Cole discussed various elements of the album and the influences behind it, including the story behind the highly anticipated (and recently leaked) track “Let Nas Down.” Thanks to a new video uploaded by Youtube […]
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J. Cole Explains “Let Nas Down”
June 7th, 2013 
James Shotwell 
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Hostage Calm Cancel Upcoming Shows, Offer Explanation
September 18th, 2012 Grant Trimboli Hostage Calm are sad to announce that they will have to cancel a couple of their upcoming shows due to a death in the family. Please read the band’s explanation below. We wish the guys the best of luck in this difficult time. “Hey everyone, A bit of bad news. Due to a death in […]
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DAMMIT: Van Halen Cancel Every Tour Date After June 26
May 17th, 2012 Tyler Osborne Some things really are too good to be true. After months of hype and fantastic tickets sales, Van Halen have announced the cancellation of every tour date following their June 26 appearance in New Orleans. According to Pollstar, announcements began to break shortly after noon today, with multiple sources reporting “no explanation offered” in regards […]
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MxPx Announce “Plans Within Plans”
December 20th, 2011 James Shotwell Washington punk trio MxPx have announced the title for their forthcoming LP will be Plans Within Plans. MxPx announced Plans Within Plans on their official website. In the announcement, Frontman/bassist Mike Herrera offered the following explanation for the title: “I struggled with this album title for a long time. I had been recording this album […]
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The Dangerous Summer Are NOT Breaking Up, Announce Australian Tour
November 4th, 2011 James Shotwell Rumors have been swirling that pop rockers The Dangerous Summer had pretty much imploded just before they were to embark on a fall tour with Hit The Lights. Nasty comments were made, fans claimed they were crying on social networks, and a whole lot of blogs got some much needed traffic. Turns out, it’s not […]
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July 31st, 2011 James Shotwell In Flames have announced they will not be performing at their remaining dates of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, nor at their scheduled off dates. Apparently, a one of members currently has a family member in need and as such, the band is leaving the road. A post from the band to fans addressing […]
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June 2nd, 2011 James Shotwell The Swellers have debuted another song from their upcoming album, Good For Me. You can stream the song and read an explanation from the band below. Good For Me hits shelves June 14. “Nothing More To Me” is set during the 1953 tornado that devastated Flint, Michigan. The focus of the song, however, is that […]
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May 22nd, 2011 James Shotwell To promote their new album, Simple Plan will be releasing track-by-track video explanations for their new album. Click below to see the first clip of series, which tells us the origin of “You Suck At Love.”
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April 12th, 2011 James Shotwell Emery have partnered with Alternative Press to release a track-by-track guide for their latest album, We Do What We Want. Click here to discover the story behind each and every song. We Do What We Want is in stores now via Tooth And Nail Records and comes highly recommended by the UTG staff.
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April 11th, 2011 James Shotwell Fireworks have updated their blog with an explanation for their departure from the Manscout Jamboree tour with The Wonder Years. You can read the entry below. Our thoughts go out to Dave Pest and the entire Fireworks family. First off, we would like to sincerely thank everyone for all the warm comments and for keeping […]
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February 4th, 2011 Grant Trimboli Washington Square Park has performed two acoustic songs that can be viewed right here! The group performed their songs “Explanation” and “Open-Ended.”
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B.O.B. discusses Odd Future diss
The Source caught up with B.O.B. to discuss his recent Odd Future diss track, “No Future.” You can view the clip below. If you haven’t heard “No Future,” click here to entertain your ears.